Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed Monday, December 31st, and Tuesday, January 1st; we will reopen at 10 a.m.on Wednesday, January 2nd.  OWWL2go downloadable audiobooks and eBooks, our catalog, and your OWWL account will all continue to be available to you during this time.  Have a safe and Happy New Year!

Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed December 24th through December 26th for the Christmas holiday, and will reopen at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 27th.

Friends Bake Sale Today

 Wow!  The tables in our meeting room are loaded with all kinds of goodies, from a Rice Krispie tree to a raspberry white chocolate cheesecake with accompanying raspberry sauce!  Come in between 10 and 6 today, 10 and 5 on Friday, to shop for gifts or to treat your family.

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Library Board Meets Thursday

The monthly meeting of the Sodus Community Library's Board of Trustees will be held at 4 p.m. this Thursday, December 13th, in the Ruth Mills local history room.  Board meetings are open to the public.

Save the Dates!

Friends of the Sodus Community Library

Holiday Bake Sale 

Thursday, December 13th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

and

Friday, December 14th, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Donations will be gratefully accepted

Library Fundraiser

Stop by any time between 2 and 6 p.m. tomorrow, November 29th, to try Arbonne's top of the line skin care products and sample their healthy living products.  Arbonne Independent Consultant Jen Pike will help you make a dent in your Christmas shopping, and will donate 100% of her profit to our library's expansion project.  Thank you, Jen!

Book Club Meets

Our Book Club meets at noon this Thursday, November 29th, to discuss Gareth Crocker's Finding Jack.  Come join us - we always have a good discussion.

Expansion Project Progress

Click on our Facebook link in the right-hand column to see more pictures of this month's progress.

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21st, and will remain closed through Friday, November 23rd, reopening at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 24th.  Our catalog, your OWWL account, and OWWL2go downloadables will remain available during that time.

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed Sunday, November 11th, in honor of Veterans Day.

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Library Board Meeting

The Sodus Community Library's Board of Trustees' monthly meeting will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 8th, in our meeting room.  Board meetings are open to the public.

Early Closing

The Library will close at 5 p.m. on Halloween - this Wednesday, October 31st.

Book Club Meets October 25th

Stop by and pick up a copy this week - you still have time to read this month's choice.

Then join us at noon on Thursday, October 25th, for a great discussion.  Looking ahead, we'll be reading Finding Jack by Gareth Crocker for November, skipping December, and in January reading Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (Writers & Books "If All of Rochester Read the Same Book" 2013 choice).

Upcoming Book Review

There are just a few spots left for Jean Seymour's book review, so stop by or give us a call as soon as possible if you want to join us (and if you've ever heard one of Jean's reviews, I know that you do want to join us!). The program will at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16th, here at the library. I hope you can also stay afterwards for the monthly meeting of our Friends group.

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Library Board Meets Thursday

The monthly meeting of the Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 11th, in our meeting room.  Board meetings are open to the public.

Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed Monday, October 8th, for Columbus Day.  You will still be able to access your OWWL account, our catalog, and OWWL2go downloadable audiobooks and eBooks.

Please Join Us!

The Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees and staff hope you can join us today from 4-6 p.m. for an Open House in honor of Pauline Dodge's 22 years working at our library.

Harvest Fest 2012

What a great day we had for Saturday's Harvest Fest!  Our Friends group had a very successful booth, sharing library information and distributing paperbacks and children's books for a donation.  Everyone from preschool age through high school was encouraged to enter a free book drawing.  The winners are:

Preschool - Carson H.
Kindergarten-1st grade - Daniel L.
2nd-3rd grade - Andrea D.
4th-6th grade - Anna D.
7th-9th grade - Sylvia D.
10th-12th grade - Wyatt D.

Congratulations to all!

Banned Books Week

This week marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week.  Celebrate your freedom to read!

Family Fun Pack Winner

Zachary Warner is the winner of our Dream BIG - Read! Family Fun Pack.  Summer reading participants kept track of the time they spent reading, and then submitted a Time Tracker each week.  Each Tracker was a ticket for the Fun Pack drawing.  Congratulations, Zach!

Are You Registered?

I hope you're signed up for one of our OWWL2go classes this Wednesday!

Library Board Meets Thursday

The monthly meeting of the Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 13th, in the library meeting room.  Board meetings are open to the public.

OWWL2go Classes Offered

Lots of you have had questions about using OWWL2go on different devices, so we've scheduled classes by Ron Kirsop and Wendy Freier from our central library, Geneva Public Library, to help.  Classes are tailored to your specific device.

Class choices for Kindle users:  September 19, 4-5:30 p.m. or September 26, 5:30-7 p.m.

Class choices for Nook users (and anyone else using Adobe Digital Editions:  September 19, 5:30-7 p.m. or September 26, 4-5:30 p.m.

Reservations are required, so call or stop by the library soon!

Start Reading!

Our book club resumes at noon on Thursday, September 27th.  I hope to see you there!

Limited Space - Register ASAP!

History of Labor Day

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed Labor Day weekend - Saturday, September 1st through Monday, September 3rd.  We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4th.

Have I Read That?

That's the question we are asked more than almost any other.  Now, thanks to our Evergreen update, you will be able to keep track of all the books you borrow.  Just log in to your OWWL account, click on the Account Preferences tab, click on the Search Preferences sub-tab, check the box "Keep history of checked out items?," click on the Save button, and you'll have a record of everything you borrow starting from that moment.

Check Your OWWL Bookmark

Our computer upgrade is done, and we're running pretty smoothly today.  I've heard from a couple of people that they've had problems connecting to their account.  The update may have prevented you from accessing your information over the weekend, and possibly part of yesterday.  If you're still having problems today, please check your bookmark; the correct one is

owwl.org

Just bookmark this simple address and you're ready to explore the new look and features of Evergreen.  Of course, you can always come to this blog and click on the OWWL card in the right-hand column, too.  If you have any questions, stop by or give me a call!

Program Reminder

Dream BIG - Read! participants are invited to join us for a family picnic at noon on Thursday.  Bring your own sandwich; we'll provide beverage and dessert.

Everyone, registered or not, is welcome to come to our finale program featuring magician Stephen Ingraham.  The magic starts at 12:45 Thursday.

Dream BIG - Read! - Week 6

Our last week of Dream BIG - Read! has something for everyone:

Monday - Story Hour, 10:45-11:30 *
Tuesday - Share-a-Book Reading Club, 1:30 ***
Wednesday - PJ Storytime, Craft, Milk & Cookies, 7-8 *&**
Thursday - Family Picnic, noon **all** 
Thursday - Finale Program - Magician Stephen Ingraham, 12:45 **all**

* For Preschool through Kindergarten
** For 1st through 3rd graders   
*** For 4th graders and up
**all** Everyone is welcome - Bring the whole family

Note:  Our finale program is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Closing Next Weekend

The Sodus Community Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, while our computer software is being upgraded.  Our OWWL catalog and your OWWL account will not be available from the evening of Friday, August 17, until Monday, August 20.  There may also be times during the weekend when you will not be able to log into OWWL2go to download audiobooks or eBooks.

We are sorry for the temporary inconvenience this will cause, but Evergreen 2.2 will bring some needed improvements that many of you have requested!

Friday Movie Day

Save the trees!  1:30 on Friday ...

Stories Tonight

PJ Storytime & Craft at 7 p.m. tonight!  Wear your jammies :)

All parents, brothers, sisters, and friends, real and stuffed, are welcome!

Prize Winners - Week 4

Congratulations to our latest Dream BIG - Read! prize winners:

Pre-K to 9th - Keith A., Hannah T., Tyler T., Zach W.; 10th to Adult - Janet P.; Online Drawing (2 this week) - Elia F., Lauren W.

 We just refilled the prize window, so you have lots of choices.  See you soon!

Dream BIG - Read! - Week 5

Two weeks of summer reading fun, programs, and prizes left.  Come to the library this week for:

Monday - Story Hour, 10:45-11:30 *
Tuesday - Share-a-Book Reading Club, 1:30 ***
Wednesday - PJ Storytime and Craft, 7-7:45 *&**
Thursday - Fun Club, 1:30 **
Friday - Movie on the big screen, 1:30 **all** 

* For Preschool through Kindergarten
** For 1st through 3rd graders   
*** For 4th graders and up
**all** Everyone is welcome - Bring the whole family

Monday Bake Sale

Annie's Bake Sale grew out of a 6th grade school assignment.  It will be held on Monday, August 6th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., with all profits going to benefit the library's expansion fund.  You can help by baking and/or shopping.  Come out and support Annie's project and your library!

Game Day Today

Join us at 1:30 for a roomful of games - all ages welcome!

Week 3 Prize Winners

Congratulations to our Dream BIG-Read! week 3 prize winners:

Pre-K to 9th grade winners - Kellie B., Faith E., Belle F., Ben F., and Jair V.; 10th to adult - Brigitta L.; Online drawing - Mason V.

We'll look forward to seeing you when you stop by the library to pick up your prize.

A Can't-Miss Program

I hope you're planning on joining us Wednesday at 1:30 as the main characters in the new book Fox and Rabbit:  Brothers of the Heart visit our library, along with several of their friends.  The book is being published by Wildlife Educators Coalition, and will be available to purchase the day of the program.  We are looking forward to meeting the fox and rabbit, plus a hedgehog, a snake, a tarantula, and more!

Dream Big - Read! - Week 4

Another great week to visit our library:

Monday, 10:45-11:30 a.m. — Story Hour *

Tuesday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. — Share-a-Book Reading Club ***

Wednesday, 1:30-2:15 p.m.—Wildlife Education Coalition, Fox & Rabbit **all**

Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. — Fun Club **
Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.—Our Community Reads PJ Story Time *&**

Friday, 1:30-3 p.m. — Game Day **all**

* For Preschool through Kindergarten
** For 1st through 3rd graders   
*** For 4th graders and up
**all** Everyone is welcome - Bring the whole family 

Friday Movie Day

I hope you can join us at 1:30 in our meeting room. Free movie, free popcorn, good friends, and a cool room - hard to beat that!

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Week 2 Prize Winners

Congratulations to this week's Pre-K-9th grade prize winners, Nate L., Miya L., Hope V., Keturah V., and Simeon V., and our 10th-adult winner, Larissa G.  This week's online winner is Alexis S.

We're glad you're all having fun reading with us this summer, and look forward to seeing you when you come in to pick out your prizes!

Dream BIG - Read! - Week 3

Week #3 is sure to be fun:

Monday - Story Hour, 10:45-11:30 *
Tuesday - Share-a-Book Reading Club, 1:30 ***
Thursday - Fun Club, 1:30 **
Friday - Movie on the big screen, 1:30 **all** 

* For Preschool through Kindergarten
** For 1st through 3rd graders   
*** For 4th graders and up
**all** Everyone is welcome - Bring the whole family

Program Reminder

Join us for Game Day on Friday from 1:30-3 p.m.  These are some of the games we'll have set up, and you're welcome to bring your favorite one along, too.  Dream BIG - Read!

Program Reminder

PJ Storytime and Craft starts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.  Bring a friend, real or stuffed!

Weekly Prize Winners

We held the first prize drawing of the summer today.  Congratulations to our Pre-K-9th winners, Samantha C., Anna L., Max L., Elayna R., and Ahmya W., and to our 10th-Adult winner, Rosara N.  This week Kyle P. was chosen the winner by our random online drawing.  Stop by the library to choose something from our prize window ... and Dream BIG - Read!